Two dead, at least 19 injured in Toronto barbecue shooting

The incident took place before 11pm at the outdoor barbecue.

“An altercation broke out among some individuals and there was an exchange of
gunfire. During that gunfire a number of innocent bystanders were struck,”
said Blair.”It’s a very shocking event, a lot of people were injured
tonight.”

The two killed in the shooting were a teenage girl and a man in his 20s,
officials said.

Blair did not provide the age of the child who was injured but says the
injuries are “not life-threatening and the child will be fine.”

Those hurt in the incident suffered a mix of gunshot wounds and injuries from
the mass panic that ensued.

(AP/Reuters)

Coming barely six weeks after a shooting at a shopping mall that killed one
and wounded six, it is likely to raise fears about the use of guns in a city
which takes pride in its relatively low crime rate compared with U.S. urban
centres.

At the time of last shooting in Toronto’s Eaton Centre the city’s mayor, Rob
Ford, described it as an isolated incident in “the safest city in the
world”.

Source: Agencies

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